Chapter 700 God is Above
The last ray of sunset falls.
Bals stood on the slope in the camp and looked into the distance.
"What is Wanhu worried about?" A civil servant climbed up the slope.
"Lin Siyuan's trap is quite ingenious, and he has everyone's heart in his hands. But Jiang Qingzhi is no ordinary man. What I am most worried about is... that he will abandon the people and devote all his energy to rescuing Majiao Village."
"Wan Hu, even so, our troops can evacuate calmly."
"First battle!"
If he fails in the first battle, how can he face Altan?
The civil servant thought of a rumor that as the vanguard general, Bals's biggest role was to monitor Lin Siyuan.
Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid it's just groundless rumors.
Internal conflicts are often resolved during war, but that is a favorable battle.
The civil servants knew that if the wind went against them, Bals would abandon Lin Siyuan without hesitation.
You go and die, and I will do the meritorious service.
This is the current contradiction within the forward team.
Bals's fear of loss is merely a reflection of this contradiction.
"Wan Hu, if Jiang Qingzhi is defeated, we are not without a chance." The civil servant said softly, "If Jiang Qingzhi is defeated, Datong will be terrified. We can bypass Datong before Lin Siyuan...
The morale of the Datong defenders is low and they dare not go out to fight. This is our chance...
Think about it, Wan Hu, if we attack the Ming capital area directly, and the Ming capital is shaken...isn't this a great achievement?"
Bals was just unwilling to give in.
Since the afternoon, Bals has been in a complicated state of mind.
Considering the overall situation, he hoped that Lin Siyuan could win this battle and preferably kill Jiang Qingzhi, his great threat.
But out of selfish motives, he hoped that Lin Siyuan would fail in this battle or even be defeated.
Then he appeared as the savior and turned the tide...
The sky and the earth gradually darkened, and the setting sun reluctantly scattered its last brilliant rays, but gradually faded...
"Someone is coming." The civil servant saw more than a hundred riders in the distance.
"Eh!" Bars said in surprise, "They are not our people."
Hundreds of cavalry rushed out of the camp to meet them.
The response of his subordinates was timely and prudent. Bars smiled and said, "With such brave warriors, if the Khan had not issued a strict order not to advance rashly, I would have dared to lead them all the way south."
Historically, Altan Khan's tribe found a gap in the border wall, and the army marched straight in. The capital area suddenly became an undefended place... which made Altan Khan and others ecstatic.
It turns out that the Ming people’s garrison in the capital had already become lapdogs!
In the dim light, Bars heard a cry of surprise.
"But is there any news?" Bals narrowed his eyes.
The civil servant said, "I will go and ask."
The sound of horse hooves came.
More than ten riders rushed to the bottom of the slope, and the civil servants came forward to question them.
Is this Lin Siyuan’s battle report?
More than a hundred riders came to report the news. Are they here to show off their power?
Bals felt a fire burning in his heart.
Altan inherited the legacy left by his father and brother, and has been conquering the east and the west over the years, expanding his power rapidly.
As his power expanded, Altan's weakness emerged: he was not good at governance.
In other words, the domestic affairs capability is not good enough.
The larger the power, the more obvious the shortcomings in governance capabilities become.
The conquered tribes needed benefits and various means to check and balance them, but there was not much that Altan could do.
Over the years, internal conflicts have intensified, which was also the biggest driving force behind Altan's trip south this time.
When there is unrest within the community, they will go and rob their neighbors. This is the instinct of the alien races on the grasslands.
After the looting was successful, those powerful people who had suddenly become rich and powerful picked their teeth contentedly and had no more demands on the Khan, Altan Khan.
The driving force of human life is to pursue various desires. When they cannot get what they want, they suffer. When they get what they want, they will soon feel empty, lonely and cold...
Then you have to start a new journey of pursuing your desires, otherwise you will feel that life is meaningless.
I have been going further and further on the road of pursuing desires, and have been suffering in pain and loneliness...
This is the meaning of life.
Bals does not have the carefreeness of a hermit, so he cannot get rid of the desire to suppress Lin Siyuan.
He heard footsteps coming behind him.
"How is Jiang Qingzhi?"
This is Bars's biggest concern.
Jiang Qingzhi's army was defeated, but his men are still alive, so this battle can still be fought.
If Jiang Qingzhi were killed in battle or captured, Bars would lead his men straight in without hesitation, leaving Lin Siyuan behind in Datong.
The footsteps stopped.
silent.
Bars turned around slowly, his heart beating faster.
"Wanhu!"
The civil servant's voice was somewhat bitter.
"Lin Siyuan was defeated?" Bals tried to keep his tone calm, but he could hear a gloating tone in his voice.
"Let him come back." Bars said softly, "Gather the troops together and wait for the Khan's orders."
After the failure of the first battle, Altan would be furious. The Khan needed to vent his anger, and Lin Siyuan was the best target.
Afterwards, Bars joined forces with Lin Siyuan's remaining troops and fought with the defenders in Datong to investigate the strength of the Ming army...
This is a decent performance from a striker.
The reckless Lin Siyuan was defeated, and the steady Bals naturally got extra points from Altan.
"Wan Hu, Lin Siyuan was defeated."
As night fell, Bals exhaled, and the fire in his chest magically disappeared.
He felt a sense of relief he had never felt before, and he was extremely happy. "Did you lose? Where are the others?"
"Lin Siyuan was defeated... and captured."
Bars stood there in a daze. No!
Lin Siyuan was bold but smart in his use of troops. He had encountered crises and even desperate situations in his battles over the years, but every time he was able to escape with his smartness, or even strike back and defeat his opponent.
"impossible!"
Lin Siyuan's capture was a heavy blow to the morale of Altan's army.
"But the Datong defenders have been mobilized in full force?" Bals felt that only in this way could Lin Siyuan, the cunning fox, be defeated so miserably.
Moreover, the trap set by Lin Siyuan was so ingenious, taking the situation and human nature into consideration, which made Bals jealous but also secretly admired him.
That was a pit that Jiang Qingzhi had to jump into!
"Great Khan, the troops from Majiao Village are back."
There were torches everywhere at the bottom of the slope, and a general came up in a hurry, "Wan Hu, the one who is going to rescue Ma Jiao Village is You Qing."
Then the person who will face off against Lin Siyuan must be Jiang Qingzhi.
"At that time, more than a thousand cavalrymen appeared with flags bearing the Chinese character Jiang. Lin Siyuan mobilized his entire army, and when the two sides got entangled, they discovered that the other party was not Jiang Qingzhi."
Bars's eyes narrowed, "It's a condom!"
"Yes." The civil servant's voice was filled with grief. "Then the Ming cavalry appeared on the left wing, followed by the right wing..."
"Jiang Qingzhi has a big appetite. He wants to swallow up Lin Siyuan's troops in one gulp!"
At some point, all the generals climbed up the slope.
"Lin Siyuan saw that the situation was not good, so he decisively abandoned the hundreds of cavalrymen who were entangled and retreated towards us."
Bals could almost imagine Lin Siyuan's frustration at the time.
"But just as he was about to break out of the encirclement, Jiang Qingzhi appeared in front of him!"
"That is to say, Jiang Qingzhi saw through Lin Siyuan's plan from the beginning, and used his own trick against him. He defeated his opponent using the method that Lin Siyuan was best at." Bals looked up at the dim night sky, "Lin Siyuan... deserved to be defeated!"
"Wan Hu." A defeated general knelt down, "Jiang Qingzhi will surely not be able to move fast with the people and prisoners. I beg Wan Hu to send troops to rescue the governor."
"Wan Hu!" All the generals were looking at Bals.
It's okay if a general dies in battle, but if he is captured, the impact will be very bad.
Bars hesitated.
If we do not send troops, it would seem that we are standing by and watching someone die, and someone would surely slander us to the Khan afterwards.
If we send troops...
Unlike the people in the Central Plains, the grassland people are accustomed to the environment and are not afraid even if they have to travel at night.
The civil servant came over and whispered, "Wan Hu, it's time to go. Otherwise...if we keep doing nothing, will it be regarded as doing nothing?"
——Even if no one accuses us of being indifferent to someone’s misfortune, once we are labeled as incompetent, it will be difficult for us to get a chance to be reused again.
"Follow me with eight thousand cavalry."
Bars strode down the dirt slope.
There are a few more stars in the dim sky, and the starlight is dim.
The sound of horse hooves faded away. The civil servant stood outside the camp and said with a wry smile, "Lin Siyuan, why don't you die?"
When the night sky was dotted with stars, Bars arrived at the battlefield with 8,000 cavalry.
The absence of corpses was expected... Even in autumn, the corpses of humans and horses had to be buried, otherwise once they rotted, there would be a risk of an epidemic.
Bals looked into the distance and calculated, "Jiang Qingzhi must be camping halfway now. Scouts, be careful and don't alarm him."
Just on the way, an idea came to Bals.
"Jiang Qingzhi must be very proud at this moment, but he doesn't know that I am leading the army on the way. If we launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night..."
"Wan Hu, if we can surprise Jiang Qingzhi, we can turn defeat into victory!"
Lin Siyuan was defeated and captured. At this time, Bars sent troops to attack Jiang Qingzhi at night and defeated this famous Ming general.
what is this?
This is a turning point!
Bals' heartbeat began to speed up...
This is my chance!
"Why is there a dirt hill here? I remember there was no such thing when the scouts passed by in the past."
The dozen or so scouts who were exploring the way ahead grumbled, and then pushed and shoved each other, unwilling to go over to investigate.
"It might be a ghost!"
"What's the fuss about?"
When Bars arrived, the scouts quickly told him the situation.
Under the starlight, you can see a mountain standing ahead.
In the Central Plains, this is called a small mountain. In the grassland, it can be called a big mountain.
Several riders rushed over and dismounted.
look up.
"what!"
When the screams came, the generals around Bars cursed: "What is it? Is it a ghost?"
More than a dozen scouts rushed over.
Bars saw them dismount and walked slowly over.
Then kneel down in front of the hill.
"God is above!"
What is it?
God?
Bars was startled.
He dismounted and walked slowly over.
There is a small hill in front of me, looking at the gray earth hill.
The personal soldiers came behind him, holding torches and moving forward.
The fire lit up the earthen hill.
A head poked out from the dirt hill, staring at Bals with lifeless eyes...
"It's Jingguan!"
(End of this chapter)
